Shaylor Group chief executive Stephen Shaylor
Shaylor Group, which fell into administration earlier this week, left university fees for its employees undertaking degree courses unpaid, leaving a question mark over whether or not they will be able to graduate, it has emerged.
The news came to light in a LinkedIn post by Louise Anderson, a quantity surveyor who previously worked for the firm.
Anderson, who left Shaylor in March, said she knew of one trainee from the stricken firm whose fees for a degree course at Birmingham City University from September 2018 until July 2019 were left unpaid. She now has a week to pay several thousand pounds in order to be able to graduate, Anderson claimed.
In her post, Anderson said: “She has bust her gut to achieve a first-class degree, only to find out this news weeks before her graduation. Fuming is an understatement. This is young people’s careers they have impacted. Disgusting!”
The post, which has attracted 260 comments on the social media platform, prompted some people to ask whether or not the university could waive the fees, while many expressed outrage that the fees could have been left unpaid.
But the post also prompted an offer to clear the fees from Andy Busby, project management director at development firm Chancerygate.
Birmingham City University has been contacted for comment.
Administrator FRP Advisory was appointed to handle the Shalyor Group’s affairs on Monday, after around 200 employees were made redundant when the business ceased trading on Friday last week (14 June).
FRP said Shaylor Group had suffered “severe cashflow pressures” in recent weeks, with several projects being delayed.
